The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-25
OUR YANKEE BLOOD il UP
AND NOTHING BUT GORE WILL
SATISFY
Us for the Threat BIZ England TO
Deny Us COdflsh-Sueh
Is the
SPIRIT OF THE SPEECHES IN
THE SENATE
Yesterday by Edmunds, Frye, ingalls,
and Huar-An Eye for an Eye
and q Tooth for n Tooth.

WASHINGTON, January "a -Sendie. -
The credentials OF Charles b. Fdrwell,
elected to fiji the vacancy in the Sen.
ste caused by the death of John A,
Logan, was presented and placed on
fills.
Senator Allison presented petitions
from all the national banks OF Chica 20,
st. Paul and Minneapolis, recommend
ing certain changes and notifications
in the House bill as TO national banks,
now pending before the Senate Com
mi'tse on Finance. Rsferred.
Senate bills were reported back
from committees and placed on the
calendar as follows:
For the relief of certain settlers on
school lands ia Washington Terri
tory.
Senator Butler (by requesD intro.
duced a bin to provide for the con-
struction of steam ctuising vessel Of
war Of twenty knos speed. Referred
to the Commiltse ON Nsval Affairs.
The credeltialH Of Oushman Keller
DAVIS, Senator. elect from Minnesota
for the full term OF six years from
March A. 1887, were presented aud
placed on fie.
The Senate bill conc arning offices OF
the third class, p DIVIDING that they
shall not he chaoget into pOs,ofiices OF
the fourth class where the gross re-
ceipts amount to $1,000 a year, or
where the box receipts and commits.
sions, constituting the postm aster 8
compensation, amount to $1,000, was,
on motion OF Senator Wilson (Ia J.,
taken from the calendar and PASSED.
At :05 o'clock the Senate ION mo-
ton OF Senator Edmunds) proceeded
TO the consideration Of the Sezate bill
to authorize the President OF the
United States to protect and defend
The rights OF American fishing vessels,
American Aldermen, American trad
ing and other vessels, in cert aiu cases.
Senator Hosr suggested lhs provis.
ion o. the words Tor uDju.tly vexed
or harras'ed therein by the authori-
ties thereof" He though the bill
could bs much safer II IL contained
that geneva phraseology.
Senator ingalls, thought that these
fishery difficulties must be ultimately
settled either by negotiation or by
war. This measure was distinctly one
of retaliation. II was an eye for an
eye, a tooth for tooth, fish for a
fith, an insult for ON insult, a wrong
for a wrong. He thought it important
before the Ssnsts was called upon to
voc that the Committee on Foreign
Relations should advise the Senate
whether this measure was intended to
be pacific or no tile, VIII ther IL was in
effect an invitation to negotiation, or
practically q declaration Of war. There
was no use in disgu sing the PROPOSE.
ton. There WAS feeling OF irritation
(the real party in interest being
Great Britain and not Canads),
which was at any moment, II
the present attitude was continued,
liable to lead to discomfort. which
might rlpsn into evaporation; and
th:s into open hostility. II was there
fore OF very great IMPOTENCE that, at
the Threshold, the outset, in the yes.
thule, the Senate should undsrt t4nd
whether the bill was intended as a
pacific or as a hostile measure, Hs
quoted some sent noes from the re-
pot of the Commit g on Foreign r i
at ons and remarked that Countries
bad ,beea inundated with blood on
le "a provocat9n. The conduct of the
Dominion Of Great Britain (accordiug
to this reportI was sufficient o justify
aud warrant declaration OF war on
the psrt OF the United State,
IL was violation not only
OF treaty rights guaranteed oy
repeated convsntione), but ii
showed purpose on the part OF the
Governmeat OF Canada and OF Hel
Majesty's Government to hatass aud
annoy and destroy American fishinp
iotefests eimply for the purpose either
OF private gain or Of some public ed
vantage. 1t appeared TO him that, in
view OF these grave allegations and the
irri 'alion and discomfort known to ex
ist bet Eeen the two Countriei !, the re
porting OF q measure which author
iEe 1 the President to enter simply on
up oce 8 o. ret liation was scarcely
cousis ca! with the gravity of the
situat on. Il was da lgarous course
to au hor4, the President to continue
In the came line Of conduct aud policy
with the inevitable result either Of
Fl 1ally negotiating for the purpose Of
settling the questions or else oil
going to war in defense OF right.
udder the treaty Of 1878 He thought
1t would be bstter, more in accordance
with the digaity OF The subj and
with the morality which ought to pre-
vail amoog naiions as among men, ia
declare as the conviction OF the Senate
that thu relations between the two
powers ara suJh as 10 require nepotia-
tion; and that there should be an au-
thortY not to issue letters OF marque
and repiisal, hut to select commits.
sion to consider the subject, and, il
possible, tn reach some underetandinp
between Crest Britain, Canada and
the United States in regard to the
tisherite.
Senator Frye said that Senator In,
& lis seemed to forget that Canada v ac
playing the same role now which she
did twice bsIore. She played it hui
for one purpose, and that was TO secure
negotiations for reciprocal treaties
ana these reciprocal t,eaties had
turned out to the disIdvautage of the
U nItsd States and the aiya itsTs Of
canada. h believed it his duty Il
group the ou,rlVe5 which had been
committed by Canada within the last
Fix monthS AMI them he would let the
Senator IRON Kansas (Mr. Iugalls) ssy
whether or not he thought tue United
States ought to resort at once to nego
tiausn.
Senator Frye proceeded to paIticu
larize many Of the oulrages 10 which
American f9hing vessels had beer
subj acted in Canadian waters. Among
them wSs the case Of az American
vessel which had brought lot q Cana.
dan port seventeen shipwrecked sail.
ofs aud had been refused the right "a
purchase barrs of -four 10 keep heI
crew from starvation. He declared
thst the annals OF history (sven of the
FIJI lsands) might be setIched with.
on Il ding a caSs 81 brutal aud 90 in.
M nan He also Qpo'ed the @ ,se of the
NJ rim Grimes, al American schooner,
whose h'g was hauled down bv